Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

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1986

1h 58m

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Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth.

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Critics Consensus

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long-running series, emphasizing the eccentricities of the Enterprise's crew.

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Victoria Mather

Daily Telegraph (UK)

01/22/2025

This adventure is harmless enough in its save the (mechanical) whales way. However, it is slow to get going on the glittering repartee and over-long.

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David Stratton

Sydney Morning Herald

05/27/2021

Much of the fun to be found in the quite witty screenplay involves the bemused citizens of the future trying to cope with 20th-century life.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

09/07/2016

If most movies today are doomed to be sure-fire, presold properties--with ideas leached from our recent TV or cinematic past--let's hope they're all as good at the game as "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home."

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Jul 6

3.5/4

The high level overview of the environmental concepts in the film helped The Voyage Home easily become the top-grossing original series Star Trek picture.

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

01/22/2025

While still claiming "to bold go where no man has gone before," Kirk is here following a well-beaten trek.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/05/2023

4/4

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home may be the most important film within the franchise, as it demonstrates how the potential of its venerable characters transcends space and time.

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mathmom

09/13/2022

As expected, Star Trek never fails to produce an A+ movie!!

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Rich L.

@turnerfan77 3d

I didn’t have high hopes for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home after the terrible part three so I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this installment. The story isn’t the best but it was just enough to capture my attention with time travel and whales. The acting is on par with the rest of the films but this actually had some humor in it. The special effects were solid for the time of the release. Is this the best Star Trek movie? No but it still was entertaining. By The Numbers breakdown: Cast-10 Acting-6 Trailer-5 Ending-6 Story-6 Visuals-8 Direction-7 Sound-9 Genre-10 Sub Genre-10 The Faces For Radio score - 77

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Cecilia V.

@ceciliavierra Mar 8

My favorite Star Trek movie with this cast.

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HoveringMN

@ruger777 Jan 26

Im so happy after watching this. I truly think this is the best mix of everything that we loved about the original series. The suspense. The wit. The love for our favorite crew. I can't recommend this one enough!

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Joel H

@RT47793553 Nov 11

I can see why Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home has such universal appeal. This is a lighthearted movie with a unique story featuring characters that were well-known by this point. And it’s amusing to see those characters from the distant future interact with regular people from more contemporary times. The environmental message doesn’t feel too heavy handed, either. Yes, it does lean into the realm of the ridiculous at times but, given the premise of the film, it doesn’t pull you out of the experience. Chalk up Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home as one of my favorite movies in the Star Trek franchise.

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Tom F

@RT55173143 Nov 8

The one with the whales, right behind Wrath of Khan as one of the better Trek films.

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Synopsis

Living in exile on the planet Vulcan, the ragtag former crew of the USS Enterprise steal a starship after receiving a planetary distress call from Earth: a space probe has entered into orbit around Earth, disabled global power on the planet and evaporated the oceans. Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the rest of the officers travel back in time to retrieve now-extinct humpback whales, which Spock has deduced will communicate with the probe and send it away from Earth.

Director: Leonard Nimoy
Producer: Harve Bennett
Screenwriter: Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, Harve Bennett, Nicholas Meyer
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 26, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 16, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $104.7M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Magnetic Stereo 6 Track, Surround, Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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